Single Payer Success in NY as Medicare-for-All Bill Passes State Assembly, Common Dreams

Single Payer Success in NY as Medicare-for-All Bill Passes State Assembly, Common Dreams

Posted by ana djordjevic176sc on May 16, 2017

ALBANY — As the momentum behind Medicare-for-All continues to grow nationwide, New York's State Assembly on Tuesday was expected to pass a single-payer healthcare bill that puts the state light years ahead of the regressive GOP in Washington, D.C.

The New York Health Act would afford all state residents access to comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, primary and preventative care, prescription drugs, behavioral health services, laboratory testing, and rehabilitative care, as well as dental, vision, and hearing coverage. There would be no premiums, deductibles, or co-pays; the plan would be funded through progressively raised taxes, including a surcharge that would be split 80/20 between employers and employees. Read the full story on Common Dreams.